Nigerian singer-songwriter Kunmie shuts contemplative mode on “Confessions,” a cut off his 13-song debut album “22.”
The title tells exactly what Kunmie sets out to do here. He does not use metaphor or ambiguous imagery. Instead, he comes clean. The same honesty that permeates “Calvary” and “Prisoner” elsewhere in the project.
That bluntness gives “Confessions” a different texture than the more ambient cuts on the album. Kunmie keeps the production on a leash so his words are weighty and supported by the melody instead than fighting with the confession. He lets stillness hang in the perfect spots which makes the admissions feel earned rather than rushed.
What sets “Confessions” apart from a standard apology song is the specificity behind each phrase. And Kunmie calls out what he truly did wrong or felt, and he avoids generic comments that can be applicable to any relationship or any situation. And that clarity is what has kept his writing alive since “Arike” first presented him to a larger audience.
With Phyno, Wizard Chan, Lojay, Zlatan, G4ZI and Joeboy all featuring on “22”, “Confessions” is arguably one of the album’s most exposed moments – let us know in the comments whose revelation on this track surprised you the most.
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